Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5633N

Man Group plc

26 October 2016

 

Transaction in own shares

Man Group plc (the "Group") announces that on 26 October 2016 it purchased for cancellation 427,466 of its ordinary shares at an average price of 125.3108 pence per ordinary share pursuant to its $100 million share repurchase programme, details of which were announced on 14 October 2016. The highest price paid per share was 126.0 pence and the lowest price paid per share was 124.3 pence with a weighted average price of 125.3108 pence per share. Details of the relevant repurchase transactions are set out below:    

Description of shares: Man Group plc - ordinary shares 3 3/7 cents

Number of shares repurchased: 427,466

Date of transaction: 26 October 2016

Time of transaction: 08:10 - 16:35

Price: 125.3108p

Broker: Merrill Lynch International

Since the commencement of the share repurchase programme, the Group has repurchased 1,933,688 ordinary shares in aggregate at a weighted average price of 124.3039 pence per share.

Following the cancellation of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 1,701,379,938.

The Company does not hold any shares in treasury.

All transactions under this programme will be published on the Company's website (www.man.com) on a weekly basis.

Enquiries:

Andrea Waters
Head of Investor Relations
[phone]
[e-mail]

 

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